Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
I'm not going to state I'm not excited about seeing Paul Williams back in action because I am. I didn't mean to sound too anti-Paul before. I am, and was, a big fan of his. I just believe that HBO should use its resources to make great fights and that this is NOT a great fight. It's a weak fight at best. It belongs on espn or as an off-tv undercard.

Does everyone know that Paul Williams turned down Pawel Wolak, Deandre Latimore, and Sergiy Dzinziruk as opponents? One thing for sure, after his KO loss to Sergio, he definitely isn't "the most feared man on the planet" anymore. Not when you turn down Pawel Wolak and Deandre Latimore.

Wow. I didn't know that. But out of the 3 opponents you name, Dzinziruk is the only opponent worth the risk. He's a champion and fought like a champion against Martinez. But, I guess Paul and his team didn't want to chance a career loss. The other two, I will favor Paul winning. The crazy thing is, if Paul is really asking for a 3rd fight against Martinez, why would he turn down anyone else?

BTW, IMO, this is a good fight for Paul Williams. Dude just beat a fighter in Kirkland in which was proclaimed as being a top contender and treat to any of the champions at 154. So if Paul can defeat him, his ranking will raise if not his stock. And then maybe one more fight before considering one of the champion. My vote will be Vanes (something).